2019 – Page 9

Another Weber is playing Hopkins hoops? Meet Mady

Perhaps there are many who believe the Weber Hopkins hoops family will be entirely broken up after this season. They'd be wrong. While senior Drew and junior Colin were leading…

Editor December 10, 2019

Sports

Caledonia ruins opening night for new WHS hoops coach

It wasn’t a pleasant opening night for new Wayland High School basketball coach Chris Jasinski. His Wildcats took a 71-40 drubbing from Caledonia that could have been worse except for…

Editor December 10, 2019

Features

Wayland Middle Schoolers 5th in robotics competition

FTC Team 11846 the Catatechnics from Wayland Middle School ended their robotics season last weekend, maintaining first and second place most of the day, eventually finishing at fifth of the…

Editor December 10, 2019

Features

Logan Vales wins Christmas card design contest

Logan Vales (right), Wayland High School senior, was the winning artist for this year's district Christmas card design contest. His drawing was chosen from more than 75 entries this year.…

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Community Notices

Light snowfall causes slick roads and traffic accidents

Some weather observers have indicated that 2.4 inches of snow fell early Tuesday morning, causing icy road conditions for motorists. No area schools were closed as a result, but there…

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Obituaries

Services are Thursday for Ward A. Kortz, 81, of Dorr

Ward Arthur Kortz of Dorr died Saturday, Dec. 7. He was 81. Ward loved camping and riding motorcycles. He retired from Pioneer Construction after many years of service. He was…

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Obituaries

Longtime Hopkins pastor Vern Lussenden’s funeral Dec. 11

LaVerne Otto Lussenden, 86 of Hopkins, died Sunday, Dec. 8, at the Allegan County Medical Care Community. Born Dec. 30, 1932, in Barry County, he was the son of the…

Editor December 9, 2019

Sports

Lady Wildcats off to best hoops start in quite a spell

So how good is the Wayland girls’ basketball team this year? Is it rags to riches? Coach Wes Hudson’s Lady Wildcats are off to their best start since he took…

Editor December 9, 2019

Columns

Yes It’s True: A house divided indeed cannot stand

“Three Gs and an E-flat” was how composer-conductor Leonard Bernstein described perhaps the most famous string of four consecutive musical notes — the opening fanfare for the Beethoven Symphony No.…

Editor December 9, 2019

Sports

Lady Wildcat rollers cruise 28-2 in debut dual match

After finishing runner-up in the Wyoming tournament Saturday, the Wayland girls’ varsity bowling squad inaugurated the new Spectrum Lanes addition Monday with a 28-2 dual match victory over Wyoming. “It…

Editor December 9, 2019